ph0rcyas

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Prostitution : An old industry is in deep recession(economist.com)
31 points by ph0rcyas 13y ago|5 comments
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Alcoholism in Antarctica(funraniumlabs.com)
180 points by ph0rcyas 13y ago|32 comments
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The Economics of Social Status(meltingasphalt.com)
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Discouragement for Young Writers(medium.com)
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by ph0rcyas 13y ago
Bubble or no, from a personal perspective I will not use bitcoin as a currency to exchange goods - things like purchasing items or paying salaries. Bitcoin's value is just too volatile, why would I pay someone a certain amount in bitcoins,
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
This is just great. Enjoyed it - posted it on fb and ready to watch it again - then the server is apparently overloading. Wonder what the traffic is like.
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Show HN: phorcyas lab - webgl cyberchat experiments(phorcyas.herokuapp.com)
1 points by ph0rcyas 14y ago|0 comments
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Phorcyas lab - webgl experiments in a 3d chatroom(phorcyas.herokuapp.com)
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
A 3d scanner and 3d printer, both controlled by a phone. I should be able to send whatever I scanned to my friends and have him/her to print it off rightaway(3d fax?).
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
This spoke the hearts of many souls, myself included. Thank you for writing this.
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
How is this different from codemirror? Codemirror's preview utility easily handles this (and much more versatile in other ways): http://codemirror.net/ http://codemirror.net/demo/preview.html
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[Groupware BAD, Users GOOD]:"How will this software get my users laid?"(2005)(jwz.org)
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
I beg to differ. What you are describing is scientific dogma, simply another kind of symbolism. Totally natural though: when confronted with too complex a situation, we seek abstractions so we are not overwhelmed with the enormity of the in
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
'Up and Running with Node.js' is a much better book: http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781449398583/index.html And seriously, before jumping into node one needs to know some javascript. Haverbeke's 'Eloquent Javascript' and Resig's 'Secrets
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
Here is something that's easily overlooked: bringing design and manufacturing together promotes innovation. Having a more rapid iteration cycle is important, but why? Here's a principal reason: it allows design flaws to become visible in th
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
I feel you on the 'life' part. Only people that have been deeply commited to academia, and realizing its role in this era, can understand the emotional impact on this choice.
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
Life: Knowing life is pointless, and it's completely up to you to make a point. Programming: Common Lisp. And... not being overzealous about it.
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
It isn't just emails in particular. Think for a moment about some fancy sites you've come across - say a startup advertising their service/product. How many times after being fed a plate full of bells and whistles, you still don't know what
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
It is nice to see these more expensive variants of colleges spring up. At least they're more honest than most universities - but then as [intellegacy] already noted, the opportunity cost is well hidden under this startup craze. Indeed, one
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
There'll always be someone to point out that such degrees are necessary for higher(!) degrees which are necessary for academia. While the myth that we have a shortage of PhDs and scientists - combined with a huge portion of academics retiri
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
In the risk of being downvoted to death, I think reposting these articles is necessary: 'Don't become a scientist!': http://wuphys.wustl.edu/~katz/scientist.html 'Women in science': http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/women-in-science T
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
It is about 'meaning'. I'll elborate: there are so many things you can learn, so many areas of art, of science, of mathematics, of history and what not - but _why_ should we learn them? Because they are useful? They make us a better person?
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
Give up pursuing eloquence, unless You can speak as you feel! One's very heart Must pour it out, with primal powers address One's hearers and compel them with an art Deeper than words. Clip and compile, and brew From the leav
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
That the only thing left to do is to pay the "processing fees".
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
This finally happened. Narrow specialization at its best.
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by ph0rcyas 14y ago
Agree. It is unbelievable - one has to study it to believe it.